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CR Signed, Government Still Open

After returning from a campaign rally late last night, President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR)  that will keep the government funded through December 11.  FY2021 officially started at midnight this morning and none of the 12 individual spending bills have been signed into law.  In theory, the extension until December 11 gives Congress and the White House extra time to reach agreement on the appropriations bills.  The Senate cleared the CR earlier in the day yesterday by a vote of 84 to 10.

There was a bit of drama last night as the President technically missed the midnight deadline to sign the resolution, which was not officially signed until about 1 AM.  However, given that he was going to sign the measure, federal agencies were not making preparations to shutdown.